森 — forest
もり
森
forest
Grade 1
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
12 strokes
nature
U+68EE
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #609
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #197
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
Meanings
- forest
word
もり mori Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
しん shin On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
Components
Composed of
き
木
tree
#75
Compound ideograph (会意). Three trees (木木木) stacked together represent a dense forest. The tripling intensifies 林 (grove, two trees), conveying depth and abundance.